Are you beating the average American in personal finances? Today, we’re sharing the average net worth by age to see where exactly you stack up. Whether you’re in your twenties, thirties, forties, or fifties, we have the data showing whether you’re behind (or ahead of) the norm. What do you do if you feel like you’re falling behind? Don’t worry; we’re also giving tips on how every age bracket can improve its net worth. Don’t know how to calculate your net worth? It’s easy, and you can do it in minutes after (or even during) this episode. Once you know your net worth, it’s time to decide your next move. Do you need to make more money so you can invest faster? Are you close enough to FIRE that you can let your foot off the gas a bit? Should you buy that new boat? No! Don’t ever buy a boat. We’re also sharing our own net worth journeys and the money moves we made that skyrocketed our wealth to millionaire status. You can’t go back in time and copy everything we did, but you CAN copy some of our same strategies to boost your net worth! In This Episode We CoverThe average net worth for Americans in their twenties, thirties, forties, and fifties How the rich invest differently than most of us (and what they’re buying)How to calculate your net worth and whether primary residence equity is included or not What everyone in their twenties should be doing with their money to secure a comfortable retirement Why you DON’T need to be a mega-high income earner to become a millionaire The reason Scott thinks YOU should be starting a business to FIRE faster And So Much More!LinksBiggerPockets Money 35 - Hacking Your Life to Live for (Almost) Free with Craig CurelopBiggerPockets Money 416 - Codie Sanchez: These “Boring Businesses” Will Make You RichBiggerPockets Money 491 - Why You DON’T Need a College Degree to Reach Financial Freedom w/Adrian Zapata and Javier LeyvaVisual Capitalist Composition of WealthCheck out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-586Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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